Jon Klassen (@BurstofBeaden), Caldecott-winning author illustrator of I Want My Hat Back (@Candlewick) and This is Not My Hat, and illustrator of Mac Barnett's Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, stops by to talk about how an audience can detect when you've broken your own rule, illustrations with a job to do, and remembering that day when you needed someone to help you not give up.
Episode Notes
Jon Klassen's Tumblr page
Jon's Cladecott acceptance speech (via Youtube)
Purchase Jon Klassen's books from your local independent bookstore
This is the best.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to start the day, listening to two beloved book people talking about beloved books!
Thank you for the great podcast, Matthew, as always, and thank you, Jon, for all the incredible books.
OH! And since William Steig is one of my favorite picture book creators, and I had a similar problem with pronouncing his last name correctly, I did some research, and apparently it is pronounced STYG (as in, rhymes with "eye" plus a hard G at the end as in "girl.")
And that's...
one to grow on.
Keep up the great work.
We will keep listening!
Love it! Thanks, Samantha! The great William Steig! He's influenced so many of us for the better!
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